Please reply with the following information especially if it didn't work.Did it work?: Details if answered NOTiVo Model: I would prefer tcd540040/TCD24008A but anything worksHard drive model: There may be specific SATA drives that don't work even though the adapter is fineAdapter retail name: Example - Sabrent SBT-SCIDE Purchased from / Price: Example- Amazon.com 13.50$ with free shippingChipset on the adapter: Example - Jmicron JM20330 - This is the most important piece of information. It would allow us to certify a certain chipset rather than a specific vendors packaging. You may have to peel a sticker off the largest chip on the adapter

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I use the Rosewill RC-203 SATA to IDE mini vertical bridge to update my S3 Tivo drives using my old PC with standard IDE connections. It allows you to connect a newer SATA drive to an older IDE interface. It's available from Newegg for $19.99, but it sometimes goes on sale for much less. I've tried other adapters but the RC-203 is the only one I've found so far that works. You should be able to use it in an older Tivo that has the IDE interface, although I haven't actually tested it in that configuration. My PC recognizes SATA drives just like it does any other IDE drive so I see no reason why it wouldn't work in a Tivo as well.

Dougal, can you confirm which series one (brand, model) works with your adapter. I have a Philips 31202 and am hoping your adapter will work with it. Large IDE drives are getting scarce. Weaknees specifically said their adapter will not work with Philips.

Please reply with the following information especially if it didn't work.Did it work?: Details if answered NOTiVo Model: I would prefer tcd540040/TCD24008A but anything worksHard drive model: There may be specific SATA drives that don't work even though the adapter is fineAdapter retail name: Example - Sabrent SBT-SCIDE Purchased from / Price: Example- Amazon.com 13.50$ with free shippingChipset on the adapter: Example - Jmicron JM20330 - This is the most important piece of information. It would allow us to certify a certain chipset rather than a specific vendors packaging. You may have to peel a sticker off the largest chip on the adapter

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You might want to change your example there....as far as i can tell the Sabrent SBT-SCIDE is for converting PATA drives to SATA and I believe this list is to provide info to do the opposite. It looks like it's the SABRENT SBT-STDB that converts a SATA drive to work with a PATA host controller. i know it's just supposed to be for an example...but some people might not catch that at a quick glance (like me) and not catch it when ordering.

I have connected a IDE drive to a Sata port using one of these adapters. However, with the one I have I found out that it wont read anything larger than 100 g. My 120 g only shows up as 100g. I also found out that on my system I can only use one of these. If I tried to use two the second one isnt recognised at all. What I did was to buy a sata DVD recorder. Got one for $28 from Newegg. Hooked that to the sata port and then used that IDE port for another IDE hard drive.

I upgraded my Philips series 1 31202 Tivo with Addonics ADSAIDE SATA to IDE-ATAPI Converter using a Seagate 750gb SATA drive and Instant Cake TWP version $24 at DVR Upgrade. It works flawlessly with both the PC and the Tivo. The converter was around 12 bucks and available at many vendors on the Web. Now getting just under 1000 hours basic quality.

Adapter looks almost identical to the Addonics and Startech models. Has Master/Slave jumper and includes power cable. All surface mount components. Upgrade was very easy using WinMFS/Mfscopy (many thanks Spike!) with drive set as Secondary Slave in computer for copy then to Master in Tivo. A couple of small issues. Supplied power cable has unneeded locking pin on bottom that causes cable to stick out a bit from adapter, could just file off if it bothers. Adapter ships from Hong Kong, takes about 14 days to US. Arrived wrapped in bubblewrap inside padded envelope.

I tested the addapter on IDE controller on my PC and it worked fine with the WD 1TB drive. However, after mfstool "backup -qTao - /dev/hdc | restore -s 128 -xzpi - /dev/hdd" Tivo hung on "Welcome! Powering up...". Replaced with original drive and Tivo came up fine. Trying now with just a 250GB IDE drive without adapter.

I recently ordered a WD 500GB drive, recommended in the upgrade sticky thread--but embarassingly, I did not check that it was PATA interface, while my Toshiba SD-H400 only had a SATA cable. I would have apprecitated if that list pointed out which drives worked in which Tivo series. Thanks to this thread I ordered the adapter from partsdomauction on Ebay and it worked great. (Caution when connecting: pretty unstable; connect the SATA cable first, then connect to drive, otherwise it could snap off.)

Did it work?: YesTiVo Model: TiVo TCD540140Hard drive model: Western Digital 1TB GreenPower AV 16MB Cache 25dBA Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD10EVCSAdapter retail name: 2.5/3.5 Drive SATA to ATA IDE Converter AdapterPurchased from / Price: Seller buycables on ebay for $5.99 with free shipping. I probably could have gotten the SATA to ATA IDE Converter Adapter for a cheaper price if I got it from a seller from hong kong, but I didn't want to wait that long.Chipset on the adapter: On the one I used I didn't check before installation. I had a second from Partsdom.com that appears to be the exact same product. I contacted Partsdom.com before buying the adapter. According to them it's SPIF223A HF022, but on the actual adapter it says JM20330.

For some reason my computer recognized it as a Slave the first time, the next time it recognized it as Primary. Other than that oddity, works great. Still not sure what the jumper on the adapter does though.

So, what is the big difference between these adapters (aside from chipset)? Some appear to have SATA ends for cables, and others appear to be for plugging directly into a drive. For TiVo use, I would think that an adapter plugging directly into a drive would be better, as long as there was enough clearance to support the dangling board. Not having an adapter yet, I don't know if it will fit in my 540 TiVo directly connected to the drive. (I have ordered the one from partsdomauction on eBay - I guess I'll see if it fits when I get it.)

Should posters also mention if they needed to use cables to go along with the adapters (and if the cables came with the adapter, or if they were a separate purchase)?

Did it work?: Worked on TCD240080; Worked OK ATT TCD130040; but, it was hard to get room to put drive back in on this model. The TCD240080 had more room on the connector end of drive.TiVo Model: TCD240080 and ATT TCD130040Hard drive model: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GbytesAdapter retail name: Sabrent SBT-STDBPurchased from / Price: Amazon.com $14.99 without shippingAdapter Specs:
SATA provides transfer rates of 1.5 Gbps
Ultra ATA-100/133Chipset on the adapter: Could not read the letters or even be sure that there is letters to read.
Will try again; after, I get a magnifying glass.